''The Anthology'' is a compilation album by the English

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, containing material by Mks I (1968–1969), II (1969–1973), III (1973–1975) and IV (1975–1976) line-ups. It was released as a double vinyl album and double-cassette, and included a few previously unreleased tracks and mixes. The sleeve-notes were written by Chris Charlesworth, author of ''Deep Purple – The Illustrated Biography''. This compilation was never re-issued on CD: a 2-CD set, released by

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in 1991, was also titled 'Anthology', but featured different songs and only previously released material.

Track listing

1985 vinyl version

;Side one # "

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Jon Lord John Douglas Lord (9 June 194116 July 2012) was an English orchestral and rock composer, pianist, and Hammond organ player known for his pioneering work in fusing rock with classical or baroque forms, especially with the British rock band Deep ...

Ritchie Blackmore Richard Hugh Blackmore (born 14 April 1945) is an English guitarist and songwriter. He was a founding member of Deep Purple in 1968, playing jam-style hard rock music that mixed guitar riffs and organ sounds. He is prolific in creating guitar ...

Rod Evans Roderic Evans (born 19 January 1947) is a British former singer. In the late 1960s, he began his professional career in The Maze, formerly MI5, after which he was a member of the original Deep Purple line-up, who produced three studio albums ...

) – 4:28 # "Hallelujah" (

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, Roger Cook) – 3:42 # "Shadows" (Blackmore, Lord, Evans,

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Ian Paice Ian Anderson Paice (born 29 June 1948) is an English musician, best known as the drummer and last remaining original member of the rock band Deep Purple. He is often cited as one of the greatest drummers of all-time. He remains the only member ...

) – 3:29 (Previously unreleased track from the ''

Shades of Deep Purple ''Shades of Deep Purple'' is the debut studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple, released in July 1968 on Tetragrammaton in the United States and in September 1968 on Parlophone in the United Kingdom. The band, initially called Roundab ...

'' sessions in 1968) # "Love Help Me" (Blackmore, Evans) – 3:23 (Previously unreleased

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version) # "Wring That Neck" (Lord, Blackmore, Simper, Paice) – 4:12 ;Side two # "

Speed King ''Deep Purple in Rock'' is the fourth studio album by Deep Purple, released on 5 June 1970. It was the first studio album recorded by the Mark II line-up of Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice. Work on ''In Rock ...

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Ian Gillan Ian Gillan (born 19 August 1945) is a British singer who is best known as the lead singer and lyricist for the rock band Deep Purple. He is known for his powerful and wide-ranging singing voice. Initially influenced by Elvis Presley, Gillan ...

Roger Glover Roger David Glover (born 30 November 1945) is a Welsh bassist, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the member of the hard rock bands Deep Purple and Rainbow. As a member of Deep Purple, Glover was inducted into the Rock and Ro ...

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Black Night "Black Night" is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple, first released as a single in June 1970 and later included on the 25th Anniversary version of their 1970 album, ''Deep Purple in Rock''. It became a hit following its release, pe ...

" (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 3:27 # "Grabsplatter" (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 4:34 (Instrumental

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session in 1970) # "

Child in Time "Child in Time" is a song by English rock band Deep Purple, taken from their fourth studio album, ''Deep Purple in Rock'', released in 1970. The track is loosely inspired by the Cold War and runs over ten minutes. History and characteristic ...

" (Edited version) (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 9:16 ;Side three # "

Strange Kind of Woman "Strange Kind of Woman" is a song by British rock band Deep Purple that was originally released as a follow-up single after "Black Night" in early 1971. The song also became a hit, peaking at No. 8 on the UK chart and Germany, and No. 1 in De ...

" (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 4:50 # "Freedom" (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 3:31 (Previously unreleased track from the ''

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" (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 3:24 # " Highway Star" (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 6:07 # " Never Before" (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 4:00 (A different (

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) mix, than the ordinary album version) # "

When a Blind Man Cries "When a Blind Man Cries" is a song by British rock band Deep Purple, originally only available as the B-side of the single " Never Before", released in 1972. It was recorded during the ''Machine Head'' sessions in December 1971. According to Ia ...

" (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 2:30 ;Side four # "

Smoke on the Water "Smoke on the Water" is a song by English rock band Deep Purple, first released from the band's sixth studio album ''Machine Head'' (1972), which chronicles the 1971 fire at Montreux Casino. In a 2004 publication by ''Rolling Stone'' magaz ...

" (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 6:38 (A different (quadrophonic) mix, than the ordinary album version) # "Woman from Tokyo" (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 5:49 # "Might Just Take Your Life" (Blackmore, Lord, Paice,

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) – 4.39 # "Coronarias Redig" (Blackmore, Lord, Paice) – 4:51 # " Soldier of Fortune" (Blackmore, Coverdale) – 3:15 # "You Keep on Moving" (Coverdale,

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) – 4:17

1991 CD version

;CD one # "Hush" – 4:25 # "

Mandrake Root "Mandrake Root" is a song by Deep Purple that is featured on their debut album ''Shades of Deep Purple''. The title is in reference to the mandrake plant, but is also the name of a pre-Purple band that Blackmore was trying to form in Germany ...

" (Blackmore, Evans, Lord) – 6:08 # "Shield" (Lord, Blackmore, Evans) – 6:03 # "Wring That Neck" – 5:13 # "The Bird Has Flown" (Evans, Backmore, Lord) – 5:36 # "Bloodsucker" (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 4:08 # "Speed King" – 5:53 # "Black Night" – 3:27 # "Child in Time" – 10:16 # "Fireball" – 3:23 # "Strange Kind of Woman" – 8:35 (Live version taken from ''

Deep Purple in Concert ''Deep Purple in Concert'' is a live album by the English hard rock band Deep Purple, recorded by the BBC for their "In Concert" live series in 1970 and 1972. First released in 1980 in the UK, with the current US edition being made available in ...

'', 1980) # "No One Came" (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 6:25 # "Highway Star" – 6:06 ;CD two # "Smoke on the Water" – 7:01 (live version taken from '' Made in Japan'', 1972) # "Pictures of Home" – 5:03 # "Woman from Tokyo" – 5:50 # "Smooth Dancer" (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 4:09 # "Sail Away" (Blackmore, Lord, Paice, Coverdale) – 5:48 # "Lay Down Stay Down" (Blackmore, Lord, Paice, Coverdale) – 4:15 # "

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" (Blackmore, Lord, Paice, Coverdale) – 6:50 (Live version taken from '' Live in London'', 1982) # "Stormbringer" (Blackmore, Coverdale) – 4:05 # "Hold On" (Coverdale, Hughes, Lord, Paice) – 5:05 # "Gypsy" (Blackmore, Lord, Paice, Coverdale, Hughes) – 4:13 # " Mistreated" (Blackmore, Coverdale) – 11:40 (Live version taken from ''

Made in Europe ''Made in Europe'' is a live album released by Deep Purple, recorded on the final dates in April 1975 before Ritchie Blackmore left Deep Purple. It was released in October 1976, after the group had broken up. Recording ''Made in Europe'' feat ...

'', 1976) # "Gettin' Tighter" (

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, Hughes) – 3:36 # "Love Child" (Bolin, Coverdale) – 3:05 # "You Keep on Moving" – 5:18

Credits

Deep Purple

Mk. I *

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–

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, backing vocals Mk. II *

– lead guitar *

– vocals *

– bass *

– organ, keyboards *

– drums Mk. III *

– lead guitar *

– vocals *

– bass guitar, vocals *

– organ, keyboards *

– drums Mk. IV *

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and vocals. *

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and vocals *

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Production credits

* Digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios, London by Peter Vince * Photography: Fin Costello and Richard Imrie

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Anthology, The (Deep Purple) 1985 compilation albums Harvest Records compilation albums Deep Purple compilation albums EMI Records compilation albums